When one of the students filed a lawsuit against Denise Keesee, his complaint also made multiple allegations against her police officer husband. Following media reports on the suit, Sherwood police placed Adam Keesee on leave.

A year later, that's where the cop remains. He's been investigated by police and litigation has been filed against him. (See a timeline of the case.)

The department's internal inquiry is pending. And Adam Keesee is still collecting a check, police said.

Since being placed on leave, the officer has earned $72,550, according to the city.

Sherwood Police Chief Jeff Groth would not comment on the investigation or the length of time Adam Keesee has spent away from work. He said he could not discuss personnel matters or provide an estimate on when the inquiry may wrap up.

Dan Thenell, a Tigard-based attorney whose firm is representing Adam Keesee, said the investigation should be completed soon.

"It appears to have taken a long time; however, it's an extremely unique situation because there's two civil suits and two separate public agency investigations that have occurred," Thenell said. "All four of those reasons have complicated getting the investigation completed. I don't think that it's the fault of anybody. I just think all of those factors have stretched this out to what seems like a long time. When you take all of those factors into consideration, it's very understandable."

Keesee was investigated on allegations that included harassment, intimidation and official misconduct.

Once completed, the case was sent to the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office, which declined to prosecute Adam Keesee in February.

In his charging decision, Deputy District Attorney Bryan Brock wrote that there was "bad blood" between the officer and the teenage boy, who claimed to have had sex with the cop's wife. Adam Keesee acted unprofessionally in his dealings with the teen, but he didn't commit any crimes, Brock wrote.

"Officer Keesee's conduct was motivated by personal gain and designed to harm (the teen)," the decision says.

In his memo, Brock said it was clear that Adam Keesee wanted "to get back at" the teen. However, the prosecutor concluded that crimes could not be proven.

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Two months after Adam Keesee was cleared of criminal wrongdoing, the plaintiff who is suing his wife also filed suit against the officer.

The $1.5 million claim alleges that after Adam Keesee discovered that his wife had molested one of her students, he reported it to his coworkers. But instead of investigating Denise Keesee, her husband and five other officers set out to intimidate, harass and coerce the boy into not taking any action against her, records say.

The lawsuit, also filed against five unnamed Sherwood officers and the city, claims civil rights violations, assault and battery, false arrest and imprisonment and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress.

Adam Keesee's answer to the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in Portland, casts the allegations as untrue or unfounded within the law.